Midweek Mass, Wednesday-11:00 am

in the Fireside Room

(no Zoom available for Wednesday Mass)

Hope to see you there!

Mark your Calendar for October 16

Mary of Magdala Social and Dinner

An Oktoberfest Celebration

Mary of Magdala, ECC participated last year in a LuMin sponsored program. This program addresses both food and housing insecurity. These are CSU students usually in their senior year who were either in a toxic living situation or were not able to afford housing to finish their degree.

We participated in the program by providing dinner along with other faith communities once a week. This semester we will provide dinners for 20 on Thursdays with volunteers needed beginning September 15. This is a coordinated event with multiple people helping on each Thursday.  

Please email Lisa Jones at lpjones99@yahoo.com for questions or to volunteer. 

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide! 

REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN

Fall Adult Faith Formation Offering

The Enneagram Journey

A 12-week course begins

Tuesdays, September 13 – November 29, 2022

From 6:30-8pm held in person and virtually via Zoom.

Grant Lord, that I may know myself that I may know Thee - Augustine

The Enneagram is a Spiritual tool that helps facilitate self-knowledge. It is an ancient personality typing system that helps people better understand who they are and what makes them respond or act in the particular ways that they do. 

Registration is at no cost. The workbooks needed are $20 each but the printed version may be sold out. Digital copies are available, but check for either via this LINK. St. Paul's does have 10 workbooks available for purchase. Please reach out via St. Paul's office directly at this email for information.

You will also need to purchase access to the online videos for a fee of $10 which provides 6-months for you to watch and re-watch these videos. You will find the link to purchase the videos by following this same link and hovering over the 'Visit Vimeo.com…' link in the #2 of 'Here’s How this Works.'

If you have questions or are in need of a scholarship please reach out to Reverend Jane or Mother Rosean. Below is a link to brief video about the Enneagram Journey Curriculum to view at your convenience.

Click here for the Enneagram Journey Curriculum video.

Please send prayer requests to marymagdalafc@gmail.com. Prayers will be listed for one month unless requested for longer. Prayers for the repose of souls will be listed for six months unless requested for a longer time.

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday, August 28, 2022

A video recording of readings and the homily by Father Teri Harroun is available here. The full Sunday Mass worship aid is available to assist with prayer and meditation.

Sunday's Social Justice Reflection

Note: If you are interested in seeing the full PBS documentary referenced below, click here.

Last month, eighteen independent human rights experts who serve on the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued a scathing report on the US government’s racial justice record. High on the committee’s list of concerns was US immigration practices and specifically section 287(g) which allows state and local law enforcement agencies to collaborate with ICE in the arrest and detention of undocumented immigrants, often in the context of traffic violations or minor infractions. ICE detention centers are essentially prisons often run by private, profit-driven companies. Consequently, there is insufficient oversight and regulation, leading to alleged medical, nutritional, and family abuses as well as prolonged detentions and inconsistent access to external support agencies and legal help. 287(g) permits county jails to also be ICE detention centers.

In October 2019, Rocky Mountain PBS aired an episode of “Insight With John Ferrugia” on the Aurora ICE Immigration Detention Center. The Aurora facility is operated by GEO Group, the largest detention contractor in the US. It was expanded during the Trump Administration to accommodate immigrants and asylum seekers from overcrowded US/Mexico border lockup facilities. It houses about 1300 persons and costs taxpayers about $126 per detainee per day. The documentary addressed questions of human rights violations and tried to provide insight from the perspectives of local ICE officials, government, as well as civil rights advocates. It featured stories of questionable incarcerations and practices.

One story concerned the family of Miko Andereas, who fled his war-ravaged hometown in Indonesia in 2000 with his wife (Evyna) and their toddler daughter {Keinada) and entered the US legally seeking asylum for fear of persecution for their Christian faith. They filed the necessary paperwork and waited. 8 years later, the US government denied their request and issued a deportation order. However, Miko and Evyna had a son, Nathan, who was legally a citizen having been born in the US. Miko’s sister (who is a US citizen) applied to sponsor the family and was approved but the three remained legally undocumented. In 2019, Miko and Keinada were arrested while driving to campus for Keinada to begin her college education. Evyna couldn’t visit them out of fear she would also be arrested, detained, and deported. Without Miko’s salary, the family lost their home. A University law class took on their case and successfully got Miko and Keinada released after 71 days in detention. The family is again pursuing legal channels to citizenship.

Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal  

What are our partners in ministry up to? Click here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin.